Retail

Unique for a city of its size, Downtown Spokane has more than one million square feet of retail space in an attractive urban atmosphere that is unrivaled in the region. Nearly 50% of space is in comparison goods (apparel, general merchandise, home furnishings and appliances and miscellaneous goods.) Another 30% is filled by restaurants and drinking establishments. Downtown Spokane hosts a wide variety national brands and locally owned stores and restaurants. For more information about what's in the mix now, download this document.

Population

1 Mile Radius 11,105

3 Mile Radius 109,969 5

5 Mile Radius 211,990

Average Household Income

1 Mile Radius $34,764

3 Mile Radius $50,806

5 Mile Radius $54,451

Drive-by Market

Downtown serves a 133,000 10-minute drive time population, 610,000 MSA and 2.5 million in the region.

Approximately 273,000 vehicles each day use surface streets to enter or exit Downtown daily.

Interstate 90 carries approximately 100,000 vehicles per day in each direction through the city. River crossing locations have the highest daily average surface street volumes. In general, the north/south streets carry more vehicles than the east/west streets. Third Avenue is the east/west street that carries the most traffic with approximately 27,000 vehicles per day.

There are over 13,000 parking spaces located Downtown at more than 50 parking facilities.

Spokane Transit Authority’s hub is in Downtown. In 2012, 11.1 million riders used STA buses. Spokane’s average commute time is 19.8 minutes (US Census – American Community Survey 2011)